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. 2022 Sep 16;71(37):1190–1195. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7137e1

TABLE 2. Clinical outcomes abstracted from outcome forms of patients with Monkeypox virus infection who received tecovirimat (Tpoxx) under the Food and Drug Administration–regulated Expanded Access Investigational New Drug protocol (N = 369) — United States, May–August 2022.

Outcome (no. unknown or missing) No. (%)
Hospitalized (38)
Yes*
23 (6.9)
Intensive care unit*
2 (0.6)
No
308 (93.1)
Outcome (52)
Recovered without sequelae
189 (59.6)
Recovered with sequelae
41 (12.9)
Not yet recovered
87 (27.4)
Days to subjective improvement§ (114)
Median, days (IQR)
3.0 (2–4)
Adverse event (29)
Yes
12 (3.5)
No
328 (96.5)
Median no. of days to follow up after treatment initiation (IQR)**
During treatment: assessment A (day 1–7)
6 (4–7)
During treatment: assessment B (day 8–14)
10 (8–13)
Posttreatment: assessment C
21 (20–23)
Assessment A (day 1–7) (156)
213 (57.7)
New lesions (22)
Yes
25 (13.1)
No
166 (86.9)
All lesions crusted and healed with new layer of skin (59)
Yes
49 (31.8)
No
105 (68.2)
Assessment B (day 8–14) (187)
182 (49.3)
New lesions (19)
Yes
22 (13.5)
No
141 (86.5)
All lesions crusted and healed with new layer of skin (25)
Yes
78 (49.7)
No
79 (50.3)
Assessment C (posttreatment) (225)
144 (39.0)
New lesions (7)
Yes
3 (2.2)
No
134 (97.8)
All lesions crusted and healed with new layer of skin (11)
Yes
119 (89.5)
No
14 (10.5)

* Hospitalized at any time after symptom onset. Among 23 patients hospitalized, two patients were admitted to the intensive care unit.

At latest follow-up visit, which might have been during treatment or posttreatment. Recovery status was defined by clinical judgment of the treating provider.

§ Time to first observed (including patient-reported) improvement.

All adverse events included headache (three), nausea (two), visual disturbance (two), weakness (two), vomiting (one), asymptomatic elevated liver function tests (one), hospitalization for psychiatric reasons (one), rash (one), hives (one), numbness (one), fatigue (one), and dizziness (one).

** Nonmissing data.